Oh My Zsh with Robby Russell

Explore the evolution of web development, Rails, and TypeScript, all while sipping Mortlach Single Malt Whisky. The discussion also covers vintage music formats like vinyl records and cassettes, the Tennessee whiskey scene, and modern bourbon regulations. Robby shares stories about maintaining legacy code, Oh My Zsh, starting a podcast, and The Mighty Missoula's upcoming album.

Key Takeaways

• [0:00] Introducing Robby Russell
• [02:41] Whiskey Tasting: Mortlach "The Wee Witchie" 12 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• [09:19] Hot Takes
• [12:05] Thoughts on ripping TypeScript out of projects
• [19:15] git rebase or git merge?
• [21:09] Left or right sidebar in VS Code?
• [23:26] What do you think about nested ternaries?
• [26:55] Is Rails going to be the best way to write web applications again?
• [39:15] Any suggestions for podcasters?
• [47:41] Pronouncing and working on Oh My Zsh
• [49:51] The origin story of Oh My Zsh

Links

• Twitter
• Whiskey
• Oh My Zsh
• Maintainable Podcast
• The Mighty Missoula

Connect with our hosts

• Robbie Wagner
• Chuck Carpenter

Subscribe and stay in touch

• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify
• Whiskey Web and Whatnot

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Veteran web developers RobbieTheWagner, Charles William Carpenter III, and Adam Argyle host this informal, whiskey-fueled fireside chat with your favorite web devs. They discuss all things web development including JavaScript, TypeScript, EmberJS, React, Astro, SolidJS, CSS, HTML, Web3, and more. They take a unique approach and focus on getting to know the human side of developers and their hobbies outside of work, all while sampling a new whiskey that they rate on their unique tentacle scale.